Christopher_(singer)

Christopher (singer)

Christopher (singer)

Danish singer

Christopher Lund Nissen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈlɔnˀ ˈne̝sn̩]; born 31 January 1992) is a Danish singer from Copenhagen, signed to EMI Denmark. In November 2012, he won an award at the Danish Music Awards 2012. He was awarded New Thinker of the Year (Årets nytænker), given by Spotify as an innovation prize.[1] Christopher has released five albums, the debut Colours (2012), followed by Told You So (2014), Closer (2016), Under the Surface (2019) and My Blood (2021). Christopher's songs include "Against the Odds, "Nothing in Common", "Told You So", "CPH Girls" and "I Won't Let You Down".

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Career

Christopher started singing covers of other singers' songs. His debut single was "Against the Odds", co-written by Kay & Ndustry, Kasper Larsen, Ole Brodersen, Curtis Richa and Johan Wetterberg, and produced by Kay & Ndustry and GL Music's Lasse Lindorff.[2] It was released in September 2011, reaching number 23 on the Danish Singles Chart.[3] The accompanying music video is directed by Nicolas Tobias Følsgaard and Jonas Lodahl Andersen. His follow-up single "Nothing in Common" entered the Danish Singles Chart at number 5 in 2012. His debut album Colours was released in 2013. "CPH Girls" was Christopher's 1st single number one in Denmark. Christopher's third studio album Closer came out on 15 April 2016. It includes his earlier hit "Tulips" that came out in Denmark, Norway and China, "I Won't Let You Down" featuring Bekuh Boom becoming his second number 1 in Denmark and the track "Limousine" with the artist Madcon. Christopher gets his inspiration from Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and John Mayer.

Personal life

He was born in Frederiksberg, but later moved to Amager, Denmark with his parents and little brother Oliver.[4] In 2012 Christopher moved in with his girlfriend the Danish singer Medina. The couple later split up. In 2014, he began a relationship with Danish model Cecilie Haugaard. The couple married in June 2019.[5] They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Noelle, in 2021. The pair is expecting a new baby to be born in 2023, also a daughter.[6]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

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Singles

As lead artist

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Notes

  1. "Bad" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[34]
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Other charted songs

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Guest appearances

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Filmography

  • Haps du er fanget (2012)
  • GO' Morgen Danmark (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  • Danish Music Awards (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
  • X Factor (2014, 2016)
  • Jeg er Christopher (2014)
  • Natholdet (2014, 2015)
  • Aftenshowet (2014)
  • Danmarksindsamling (2016)
  • Vi ses hos Celment (2016)
  • Akademi Fantasia (2016) - Malaysia Guest artist (Week 5)

Awards

  • Danish Music Awards Årets Nytænker 2012
  • The voice Årets Flirt 2012
  • The voice The Body Art 2012
  • The voice Årets Instagrammer 2013
  • Gaffa-prisen Årets Mandlige Kunstner 2014
  • Danish Music Awards Publikumsprisen 2014
  • Danish Music Awards Årets Danske popudgivelsen 2014
  • MTV Europe Music Awards for årets danske band 2014
  • The voice Årets Trendsætter 2014
  • The Voice Årets Idol 2014
  • Danish Music Awards Årets Danske Club Navn 2014
  • Zulu Awards Årets Mandlige Kunstner 2015
  • The voice-pris 2015
  • 2 The voice prize 2017

Tours

  • Colours Tour 2012-2013
  • Christopher Tour 2013
  • Told you So Tour 2014-2015
  • Tulips Tour 2015
  • Closer Tour 2016
  • Europe Tour 2020
  • Korea Tour 2022

References

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    "Mynewsdesk.com". Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  2. [2]
    GL Music: Christopher – 'Against The Odds' Archived October 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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    DanishCharts: Christopher page
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    "Christopher". Se og hør (in Danish). Aller Media A / S. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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    "Christopher on Instagram: "It's hard to describe how magical this weekend was!! I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with this happy girl, I now get to call my…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
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    Lagerstorf, Nicklas Erik. "Endelig: Christopher og Cecilie afslører navnet på datteren". SE og HØR (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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    "Christopher Colours (album)". IFPI Denmark. July 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Told You So (album)". IFPI Denmark. 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Closer". IFPI Denmark. April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Under the Surface". IFPI Denmark. November 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Album Top-40 Uge 24, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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    "Christopher A Beautiful Life (Music From The Netflix Series)". IFPI Denmark. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    Gaon Digital Chart positions:
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    "Christopher feat. Madcon - Limousine". Swedish Charts. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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    "Christopher Against the Odds". IFPI Denmark. May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Nothing in Common". IFPI Denmark. May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Mine, Mine, Mine". IFPI Denmark. May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Colours". IFPI Denmark. May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Told You So". IFPI Denmark. May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Nympho". IFPI Denmark. May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Crazy". IFPI Denmark. May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Mama". IFPI Denmark. May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Feels Like". IFPI Denmark. December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Tulips". IFPI Denmark. November 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Limousine". IFPI Denmark. May 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher I Won't Let You Down". IFPI Denmark. December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Take Me Back". IFPI Denmark. September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Heartbeat". IFPI Denmark. May 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Free Fall". IFPI Denmark. August 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  33. [33]
    "Christopher Naked". IFPI Denmark. June 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 16, 20 april 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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    "Christopher Bad". IFPI Denmark. October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Monogamy". IFPI Denmark. June 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Irony". IFPI Denmark. July 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher My Heart". IFPI Denmark. November 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Real Life". IFPI Denmark. October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Christopher Ghost". IFPI Denmark. May 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  42. [42]
    "Christopher Leap of Faith". IFPI Denmark. September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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    "Track Top-40 Uge 11, 2021" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  44. [44]
    "Christopher Good to Goodbye". IFPI Denmark. October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  45. [45]
    "Track Top-40 Uge 18, 2021" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  46. [46]
    "Christopher Fall So Hard". IFPI Denmark. February 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  47. [47]
    "Track Top-40 Uge 37, 2021" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  48. [48]
    "Christopher If It Weren't For You". IFPI Denmark. February 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  49. [49]
    "Track Top-40 Uge 24, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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    "Christopher This Song Is For You (From The Netflix Film 'A Beautiful Life')". IFPI Denmark. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  51. [51]
    "Track Top-40 Uge 51, 2023". Hitlisten. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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    "Discographie Christopher [DK]". germancharts.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
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    "Svenstrup & Vendelboe feat. Christopher "Where Do We Go from Here"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  54. [54]
    "Brandon Beal feat. Christopher "Twerk It Like Miley"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
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